Last updated: July 11, 2026

Application No. 18/176,177

Untitled Application

Unknown

Filed

2800

Examiner

LEE, PETE T

Art Unit

2848

Tech Center

ATI Technologies ULC

Assignee

Amd

OA Round

2 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +10.4% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 75% grant rate with +10.4% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 799 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 75% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

601 granted / 799 resolved

+15.2% vs TC avg

Moderate +10% lift

Without

With

+10.4%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 5m

Avg Prosecution

25 currently pending

Career history

820

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

0.2%

-39.8% vs TC avg

§103

85.9%

+45.9% vs TC avg

§102

9.3%

-30.7% vs TC avg

§112

2.0%

-38.0% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 799 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

2800

Application Filed

Nov 05, 2025

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jan 07, 2026

Interview Requested

Jan 16, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Jan 16, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Jan 28, 2026

Response Filed

May 12, 2026

Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/700,043

Patent 12676431

TERMINAL BLOCK

2y 2m to grant Granted Jul 07, 2026

18/710,851

Patent 12671014

NIOBIUM-ALUMINUM PRECURSOR WIRE, NIOBIUM-ALUMINUM PRECURSOR TWISTED WIRE, NIOBIUM-ALUMINUM SUPERCONDUCTING WIRE, AND NIOBIUM-ALUMINUM SUPERCONDUCTING TWISTED WIRE

2y 1m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

18/444,961

Patent 12666526

Substrate Structure and Terminal Device

2y 4m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

18/514,628

Patent 12666529

EXTERNAL CONNECTION TERMINAL

2y 7m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

17/895,596

Patent 12660679

SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE

3y 9m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

Study what changed to get past this examiner. Based on 5 most recent grants.

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Prosecution Projections

2-3

Expected OA Rounds

75%

Grant Probability

86%

With Interview (+10.4%)

2y 5m

Median Time to Grant

Moderate

PTA Risk

Based on 799 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.